I woke up with a jolt. The gunshot ringing in my ears. That was the first time I ever killed a man. I shook my head and cleared that thought from my mind. I looked over to the clock and it read 7:00. Nicky said that school started at 8. I got up and took a shower. I put on jeans and a teal t shirt. I gathered my few things and went to make myself some breakfast. When I got to the counter. I saw a note that Nicky had left for me.
Shea-
Take the keys to the car. Well go get the truck fixed this weekend.
- Nicky.
I took the keys next to the note and noticed that there was directions on the bottom. I grabbed the note and a piece of bread and followed the directions to school. I parked on a side street and walked towards the front of the school. I saw Kelley.
"Hey." Kelley said less enthusiastic than usual.
"Hey what's wrong?" I asked her.
"Its early!" She said.
"Yeah I know." I said.
"Come on. I'll show you to the office." she said. She began walking to a small building next to a big building, which I assumed was the actual school building. She walked into the building and the secretary greeted her.
"Hello Kell."
"Hi Heather. Where is ma?" she asked her.
"She just went to get her breakfast."
"Well this is Shea. She is new here."
"Hello." Heather said.
"Well I'll see you later."
"Bye girls" Heather said. We walked down the hall and into another room.
"Hi, I'm Shea Bailey. I just moved here." I said to the other secretary lady.
"Sit down the counselor will see you soon." She said so I sat down. The bell rang.
"I'll talk to you later." Kelley said and she left the building.
"Shea?" I heard the councilor ask. I stood up and walked into your office. She handed me my schedule. "Go back into the main office and they will lead you from there." I walked back to the main office.
"Hello Shea."Heather said to me.
"Hi. The counselor sent me here."
"Okay." She said she got up and took my picture for my student id. Once that was done she handed me a map of the school and I walked off to the building. I eventually found room 124. I walked in and the entire class stared at me as I walked into the room. I really hated being the center of attention. I handed the teacher my paper, he signed it and I took a seat in the back of the class. I didn't pay much attention. I didn't have to. I had already learned this material. One of dads men was my teacher. He was brilliant. He taught me everything school related that I needed to know. My father taught me all the street smart, gun using, explosives, things I needed to know. The girl who sat next to me was silent. I noticed that she was drawing something. I looked over at her drawing, it was the batman logo. I cringed. He was the man who caught my father. She must have noticed that I was looking at her picture.
"Do you like it?"
"What is it?" I asked her.
"It's the batman logo. It is a hero from where I am from. It is a town called Gotham, near Chicago. I moved here last week. The guy batman, saves the day all the time. He helps fight the bad guys. The bad guy in town was the joker. He seemed like he wanted everyone to die. That's how my dad died. My dad helped him rob a bank, and some guy killed him." She said staring off into space. I could tell that she just needed someone to listen to her, and it seemed like no one knew her. "My mom moved us here to get away from everything. I hate the joker and anyone who helped him. My father was my best friend." Well I guess I'm not telling her my secret. "I'm Jolene."
"Shea." I replied. I remembered when we robbed the bank. Dad was just trying to get more money for us to live on, the rest he would use for explosives.
We both walked around the building at the break. I was trying to find Kelley and Jolene was just sticking around with me. She was shorter than me. She had red hair and brown eyes. Eventually we exited the building and went to the office and Kelley was there.
"Hey how was class?" She asked me.
"It was fun. This is Jolene. Jolene this is Kelley." I introduced.
The three of us hung out for the rest of the week. On friday night, she met us at Nickys. I had just picked up our meals and placed them down on the table.
"You ever played pool?" Reid asked me.
"Yeah, a few times." I replied. Every day with my father.
"Well, lets see how good you are." He said smiling. I walked over with him to the pool table. He grabbed two pool sticks and handed me one.
"Let's make this game interesting. I win, you buy me a puppy."
"A puppy?" He asked. I shrugged my shoulders.
"It was the first thing that came to my mind."
"Deal, and if I win, you have to sleep with me." He said smirking I better win.
"Deal." The game went on. The game was really close, we were both down to getting the black ball, I had the perfect shot.
"Hey baby." I heard a voice say, I didnt have to turn around to know that it was the idiot from last saturday. I knew that he was directly behind me, so I made my shot. I just 'accidentally' hit him in the 'wrong place' and he crumpled to the ground. The black ball went into the hole. Reid looked at me amazed.
"That was a great shot, and you hit Aaron in the balls. Nice." He said, then he realized he had to buy me a puppy. "Will Nicky even let you get a puppy?"
"I dont know, Lets go ask!" I said, I grabbed Reid's hand and dragged him over to Nicky. "Nicky can I get a puppy?"
"If you pay for it." Was his simple reply.
"Yes." Reid shook his head and walked away. I walked back over to the table.
"Whats got you so happy?" Jolene asked me.
"I'm getting a puppy."
"Aww," Sara, Kate, Kelley and Jolene all said. I walked over to Reid and sat on his lap.
"I want it to be a Husky, and I want to name it Tako." I said. He looked at me and smiled, shaking his head. He leaned his head down and gently pressed his lips to mine. I was caught off guard by this action. But, If I were to say I didn't enjoy it, id be lying. He pulled away and shook his head.
"I can't believe I lost to a girl."
